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ForkLog 14 18.06.2021

Ukraine’s financial regulators criticise updated bill on virtual assets

On the site of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, updated text of the bill 'On Virtual Assets' was published. It was recommended for adoption in the second reading by the Committee on Digital Transformation. The text differs from the one adopted in the first reading.

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ForkLog 15 17.06.2021

Ukraine identifies Clop ransomware operators; sources say they are not hackers

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities reported on the identification of six members of the hacker group behind the Clop ransomware, which attacked organizations in South Korea and the United States.

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ForkLog 7 15.06.2021

Bitcoin investor sells Kyiv apartment as NFT for 36 ETH

The real estate broker Propy completed the first NFT-based real estate auction. The Kyiv apartment sold for 36 ETH (over $93,000 at the time of the deal).

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ForkLog 6 09.06.2021

SBU uncovers illegal mining farm and seizes 350 devices for cryptocurrency mining

Staff of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detected an illegal mining farm in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The miners connected the equipment to one of the transformer substations.

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ForkLog 6 09.06.2021

Ukraine’s central bank outlines crypto-related risks

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) regards cryptocurrencies as virtual assets, not money, because they do not perform "the basic functions of money — settlement and store of value." This was stated by the regulator's first deputy governor, Ekaterina Rozhkova.

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ForkLog 9 08.06.2021

Ukrainian lawmakers urge EU leaders on blockchain integration

The Public Union 'Virtual Assets of Ukraine' and the cross-faction deputies' association Blockchain4Ukraine sent letters to the heads of EU institutional bodies proposing cooperation to create a unified infrastructure of blockchain services.

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ForkLog 10 03.06.2021

Binance launches advertising campaign in Ukraine

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched an advertising campaign in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv.

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ForkLog 7 28.05.2021

Alyona Alyona sold Galas track as NFT for $7,700

Ukrainian rapper Alyona Alyona sold the title track from her new Galas album as an NFT.

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ForkLog 26.05.2021

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation denies cooperation with the OneCoin pyramid

Participants in the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid spread false information about a partnership with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. The ministry has already denied any such agreements.

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ForkLog 13 26.05.2021

Real Kyiv apartment to be sold as collectible NFT

The Propy real estate platform will stage an NFT auction for a Kyiv apartment, whose purchase in 2017 was recorded using the blockchain.

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ForkLog 6 26.05.2021

Ukraine’s cyberpolice chief: most crimes involve cryptocurrencies

Most crimes can be linked to the use of cryptocurrencies, said Alexander Grinchak, head of the Cyber Police Department.

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ForkLog 9 25.05.2021

SBU uncovers Russian bot farm paid in cryptocurrency

Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) halted a bot farm in Cherkasy. Internet agitators used it to destabilise the country.

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